Places Edited by Dylan Thuras

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.

An elaborate, hidden model train in the Needham Town Forest.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

1898 German railroad depot museum with working engines, steam train excursions, and hands-on displays.

This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.

This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

The Wonder Road aka Doobie Lane, a mile-long strip of dirt road filled with folk art.

The place where World War I began.

Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

A Very Low Frequency transmitter you can tune in on your PC.

The remains of three Luftwaffe launch pads designed for manned anti-aircraft missiles.

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

"The country that ate itself."

This uninhabited volcanic island is the most remote in the world.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

An electrical pylon under whose legs a normal gauge train can run.

A collection of wax anatomy by the great sculptor Clemente Susini.